What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB, NR 3 STARTED VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO AIRPORT. UPON INSPECTION OF ENGINE, FOUND EVIDENCE OF FOD DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES. REMOVED ENGINE FROM SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2020
- Submitted
- October 7, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N281FL
- Make and model
- Boeing 727281
- Aircraft serial
- 21455
- Aircraft time
- 52,418 hours, 46,157 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D17
- Engine time
- 66,548 hours, 51,213 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- JT8D17
- Part serial
- 686379
- Condition
- Fod
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 66,548 hours, 51,213 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- C, E
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.